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[4/16/2025] This Week across OSUN

“How can we convince universities who are not civically engaged at all to start adopting the civic engagement method...?” asked Rabih Shibli, Director of the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service at the American University of Beirut, during a recent panel discussion.

FRONTLINE RESPONDERS ASK HOW TO MOVE THE NEEDLE ON CAMPUS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Campus leaders from across the globe recently participated in a panel discussion on “Universities as Frontline Responders: Lessons Learned from the Field,” offering strategies on how to convince higher education institutions to integrate civic engagement into their mission. Read more

REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER 2025 OSUN ONLINE COURSES OPENS FRIDAY, APRIL 18
The network is offering two Online Course summer sessions with over 30 classes focusing on a wide range of liberal arts and sciences topics. Classes in the first session (6 weeks) start on June 2 and the deadline to register is May 26. Classes in the second session (4 weeks) start on June 9 and the deadline to register is June 2. 
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EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES


LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF CRISIS: UNIVERSITY LEADERS SPEAK

Wednesday, April 30
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

Universities as Frontline Responders will host an important panel discussion with university leaders from across the globe focused on the strategies they have employed to respond to various crises and the wider lessons that can be drawn from them.
Learn more and register to join.

FIVE DISRUPTIVE PRINCIPLES IN THE LIBERAL ARTS SERIES: AGENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY

Wednesday, April 23
5 PM New York l 11 PM Vienna

AltLiberalArts' series on the core values of a liberal arts education kicks off with a panel of New College alumni discussing "Agency/Responsibility." Susan Burns, former New College board member, moderates and Sophia Brown (PEN America) and Dan Chambliss (How College Works co-author) are panelists.  
Learn more and register to join via Zoom

GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT FELLOWS MONTHLY WORKSHOP: CULTURAL SENSITIVITY

Sunday, April 27
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna

This series brings together student leaders from across OSUN so they can learn from each other’s experiences and gain insight and training. This month, the group will discuss project sustainability and expansion.  
Learn more and join via Zoom

FIVE DISRUPTIVE PRINCIPLES IN THE LIBERAL ARTS SERIES: ENGAGEMENT

Tuesday, April 29
4 PM New York l 10 PM Vienna

AltLiberalArts' panel series on the core values of a liberal arts education continues with New College alumni discussing the need for students to actively participate in their own academic journeys. Carol Flint, television producer, will moderate; Maureen T. Cannon, former public defender, and Maria Vesperi, anthropologist, will serve as panelists.  
Learn more and register to join via Zoom

CALL FOR PAPERS: ELKANA SYMPOSIUM ON "RESILIENCE AND REGENERATION"

Deadline to submit proposals is Sunday, May 4
The Yehuda Elkana Center for Teaching, Learning and Higher Education Research at CEU invites abstract proposals from OSUN faculty and doctoral students for its symposium on "Resilience and Regeneration in Higher Education: Past, Present, and Possible Futures."
Learn more and submit

SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR INTENSIVE COURSES AT CEU IN 2026

Deadline to submit is Sunday, June 1
The CEU Summer University program invites applications for teaching intensive courses at CEU’s sites in Budapest and Vienna. The program supports 1-2-week courses that involve targeted learning and skills-building opportunities, held in January/December and June/July.   Learn more and submit

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